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The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn
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  2. The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn

1942
1h 38m
Drama
War

Status

Released

Release

1942

Runtime

1h 38m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"Thrilling drama of the new secret front!"

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Jun 8, 1942
Languages
English
German
Norwegian
Director
Harold French
Harold French
Production
Paul Soskin Productions
Paul Soskin Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

30 Cast Members

Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Colin Metcalfe

Griffith Jones

Griffith Jones

Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Kari Alstad

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Frank Lockwood

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

Kommandant Ulrich Wettau

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Cmdr. Pittwaters

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Capt. Alstad

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Olaf

Elizabeth Mann

Gerda

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Ingrid

Roland Pertwee

Roland Pertwee

Capt. Waverley

Henry Oscar

Henry Oscar

Newspaper Editor

David Horne

David Horne

Evans, Foreign Editor

Henry Hewitt

Henry Hewitt

Jack, News Editor

John Warwick

Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub

Brefni O'Rorke

Brefni O'Rorke

Political Journalist

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

McAllister (Irish Soldier)

Beckett Bould

Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal

Olaf Olsen

Langedal's Schoolmaster

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